Akbar Research Paper

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Did Akbar or Jahangir have better leadership skills and which was the most effective military leader? Ruling for over 300 years, conquering a lot of south Asia, the Mughals. The Mughal Empire was founded in 1526 and it eventually faded away in 1857. The Mughal rule started when Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the first battle of Panipat. Babur is a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan. Babur invaded India and created a foundation for the start of the Mughal rule. There has been 20 Mughal leaders and many wars and battles. I would like to see if Babur the 1st leader was better than Akbar the 3rd leader was a better military leader, I want to see which conquered more and how they conquered to see which had better strategies.

Babur, he was born on 14 …show more content…

When he was 11 his father died so he eventually had to claim the throne but had conflicts with his relatives to get there. Babur was courageous and ambitious at a young age, and soon enough he went in search to expand his territories. While he was in search of territory he lost the city of Fergana but that didn’t hold him back. He eventually had his eyes on the Indian sub continent. He then attacked the Dheli sultanate Ibrahim Lodi and defeated him. That was the beginning of the Mughals. The territory that Babur conquered is here. Akbar was born on 15th October 1542, to the Mughal emperor Humayun. He was born in Umerkot in Sind while his father Humayun was in exile. His uncle raised him in Kabul. As kid he liked to spend his time learning to fight and run instead of reading and writing, which made him an excellent warrior. His dad Humayun died while at war, and the next year Akbar was left to fight Sikandar Shah for the Mughal throne Akbar has extended the Mughal territory that Babur started. Akbar decides to rule both Muslim and Hindu in a new way instead of isolating them he wanted them to cooperate and work together. Akbar liked to move around with huge armies and camp where he wanted to

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